Stop redirects to searchberry.co

What is searchberry.co?

searchberry.co is the web address of a fake search engine, however, developers present it as a legitimate and useful search tool. Typically, search engines of this kind are promoted through browser hijackers (in this case, the Searchberry Home Page app).

This app promotes searchberry.co by changing browser settings. Additionally, browser hijackers and fake search engines often record data. Browser hijackers are also termed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), since most users download and install them inadvertently.

Apps such as Searchberry Home Page can be installed on more than one browser. Developers target browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet Explorer. When Searchberry Home Page is installed, it assigns the homepage, default search engine, and new tab URL to searchberry.co.

Generally, the only way to undo or change settings appointed by browser hijackers is to uninstall these rogue apps. Otherwise, users are forced to visit a specific site (in this case, searchberry.co) when they open a browser, new tab, or enter search queries into the URL bar.

Note also that searchberry.co generates no unique results. When a search query is entered into the search bar, searchberry.com redirects users to google.com. Therefore, searchberry.co displays results derived from the Google search engine.

Furthermore, searchberry.co and Searchberry Home Page collect data relating to users' browsing habits such as IP addresses, URLs of visited sites, entered search queries, geolocations, and so on. Developers share the information with other parties who misuse it to generate revenue.

Some of these third parties might include cyber criminals. To avoid becoming a victim of identity theft or experiencing browsing safety/privacy issues, or other problems, uninstall Searchberry Home Page immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Searchberry Home Page browser hijacker
Threat Type	Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Search Hijacker, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab
Browser Extension(s)	Searchberry Home Page
Supposed Functionality	This app supposedly provides a useful search engine.
Affected Browser Settings	Homepage, new tab URL, default search engine
Detection Names (searchberry.exe)	AVG (FileRepMalware [PUP]), ESET-NOD32 (A Variant Of Win32/Toolbar.Besttoolbars.G Potentially Unwanted), Microsoft (PUA:Win32/Bitrepeyp.A), Symantec (ML.Attribute.HighConfidence), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Symptoms	Manipulated Internet browser settings (homepage, default Internet search engine, new tab settings). Users are forced to visit the hijacker's website and search the Internet using their search engines.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites.
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Searchberry Home Page is similar to other apps of this type such as Directions and Maps Plus, World Time News, Maps Directions Home, and so on. These apps supposedly provide useful features, however, they deliver no real value and simply cause problems.

Browser hijackers and fake search engines should never be trusted or used. Examples of other fake search engines are fastmailtab.com and freehdsearch.com.

How did Searchberry Home Page install on my computer?

Developers promote the Searchberry Home Pagthee app using  "bundling" method - PUAs are included in the download/installation set-ups of other programs. Related information is usually concealed in options such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on.

Furthermore, many people fail to check these settings, and thus developers place information regarding additionally-included apps in these sections.

If the settings remain unchecked and unchanged, PUAs are granted permission to be downloaded and installed with other software. Additionally, unwanted downloads and installations can be caused through intrusive ads. If clicked, some run scripts that download and install unwanted programs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Software should be downloaded from official and trustworthy sources (websites), and not third party downloaders, Peer-to-Peer networks (such as torrent clients, eMule, or other similar programs), dubious pages, etc. Check "Custom", "Advanced" and other settings of any download or installation setup.

Dismiss any additional installations or downloads. Many advertisements are rogue, especially those displayed on untrustworthy websites (relating to gambling, pornography, adult dating, and so on). Typically, browsers are forced to cause redirects to dubious websites or show unwanted ads by potentially unwanted apps.

To stop this, remove all unknown, unwanted or suspicious extensions, plug-ins, and add-ons from the browser and to uninstall programs of this type from the computer. If your computer is already infected with Searchberry Home Page, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate this browser hijacker.

Searchberry Home Page browser hijacker installer set-up:

Website promoting Searchberry Home Page browser hijacker:

Searchberry Home Page download page asks for various permissions:

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Quick menu:

• What is searchberry.co?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Searchberry Home Page application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove searchberry.co redirect from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Searchberry Home Page browser hijacker from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove searchberry.co homepage and default search engine from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove searchberry.co redirect from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Searchberry Home Page browser hijacker removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window: look for any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, "Searchberry Home Page"), select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted applications that cause browser redirects to the searchberry.co website, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Searchberry Home Page browser hijacker removal from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove browser redirects:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Change your homepage:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Internet Options", in the opened window, remove hxxp://searchberry.co and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you launch Internet Explorer. You can also enter about: blank to open a blank page when you start Internet Explorer.

Change your default search engine:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". In the opened window, select "Search Providers", set "Google", "Bing", or any other preferred search engine as your default and then remove "Searchberry Home Page".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the searchberry home page browser hijacker, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Searchberry Home Page" and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section, disable "Searchberry Home Page", look for a browser hijacker URL (hxxp://www.searchberry.co) below the “Open a specific or set of pages” option. If present, click on the three vertical dots icon and select “Remove”.

Change your default search engine:

To change your default search engine in Google Chrome: Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Settings", in the "Search engine" section, click "Manage search engines...", in the opened list, look for "searchberry.co", and when located, click the three vertical dots near this URL and select "Remove from list".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the searchberry home page browser hijacker, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click on "Extensions" and remove "Searchberry Home Page", as well as all other recently installed browser plug-ins.

Change your homepage:

To reset your homepage, click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), then select "Options", in the opened window, disable "Searchberry Home Page", remove hxxp://searchberry.co and enter your preferred domain, which will open each time you start Mozilla Firefox.

Change your default search engine:

In the URL address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
Click "I'll be careful, I promise!".
In the search filter at the top, type: "searchberry.co"
Right-click on the found preferences and select "Reset" to restore default values.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with searchberry home page browser hijacker removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click Safari menu, then select Preferences...

In the preferences window select the Extensions tab. Look for any recently installed suspicious extensions and uninstall them.

In the preferences window select General tab and make sure that your homepage is set to a preferred URL, if its altered by a browser hijacker - change it.

In the preferences window select Search tab and make sure that your preferred Internet search engine is selected.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate any recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, and remove them.

Change your homepage and new tab settings:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Settings". In the "On startup" section look for the name of the browser hijacker and click "Disable".

Change your default Internet search engine:

To change your default search engine in Microsoft Edge: Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Privacy and services", scroll to bottom of the page and select "Address bar". In the "Search engines used in address bar" section look for the name of the unwanted Internet search engine, when located click the "Disable" button near it. Alternatively you can click on "Manage search engines", in the opened menu look for unwanted Internet search engine. Click on the puzzle icon near it and select "Disable".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the searchberry home page browser hijacker, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

A browser hijacker is a type of adware infection that modifies Internet browser settings by assigning the homepage and default Internet search engine settings to some other (unwanted) website URL. Commonly, this type of adware infiltrates operating systems through free software downloads. If your download is managed by a download client, ensure that you decline offers to install advertised toolbars or applications that seek to change your homepage and default Internet search engine settings.

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